Give love a second chance

“Sorry… for what?” I asked. He sniffed and lifted his other arm. Blood was streaming down. I gasped.
“Andrew!” I got up and tried to help him up, but he wouldn’t budge.
“Why do you still help me? I lost you already.” I grabbed his face.
“Do you see me gone?!”
“You’re with Richard now!” He cried.
“Richard meant nothing more than a rebound. You mean so much more, Andrew.” I cried. He looked at me.
“Do I really?” He sniffed. I nodded rapidly.
“Prove it.” He looked up at where the car was parked. Right in front of the car, Richard was standing there, jacket in hand. I picked Andy up and walked to his car.
“What the hell Leslie?!”
“The first aid kit.” I said as I looked for the spare one Andrew always carried around. I cleaned Andy’s arm as much as I was able to. I bandaged it.
“Yo Leslie! I didn’t fuck around when I said I loved you, why the fuck are you fucking around with my feelings?”
“Richard, I’m sorry!” I cried.
“Sorry for what? Fucking around?”
“I never responded to your request.”
“Yeah, but you had sex with me!”
“I was down! I was drunk, I wasn’t thinking properly!”
“So what? You just gonna drop me like that?” He asked angrily.
“You’d do the same if you loved someone other than me!”
“But I don’t love someone else for fucks sake, I love you!”
“But she doesn’t love you.” We heard a voice behind Richard. I looked back. Danny and Ben were standing behind him.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Richard asked. “Aren’t you supposed to be in jail?”
“Parole.” Danny said.
“If I were you I wouldn’t be excited about that.”
“You drug yourself to forget, white boy.” Just then, the ambulance arrived.
“Leave them alone.” Ben spit out.
“Come on Ben, she fucked me and now she said she don’t want me.”
“If you love her you’d want her to be happy! Even if it isn’t with you!” Ben yelled at Richard. I looked at Ben. The paramedics pulled Andrew inside the ambulance and quickly drove away.
“Don't tell me you are in love too.” Richard laughed at Ben.
“So what if I am?” Ben stood up tall.
“She only cares about Andy.” Richard spit out.
“He makes her happy. Unlike you or me.”
"You never know, you might actually get a chance with her. I mean, do you see the whore she's become?” Richard laughed.
“Shut the hell up!” Ben punched Richard, starting a fight.
“Benjamin!” I shouted and tried to separate them.
“Leslie!” Danny held me back.
“Let me go Danny!” I cried as the sight of Ben being hit repeatedly.
“Go with Andrew! I'll take care of this!” He said as he pushed me to my car.
“Danny please!”
“Go!” He said running towards them. I cried and I turned on my engine.

When I arrived to the hospital I asked for Andrew's room number. Once I got it, I ran towards the elevator. When I saw it wasn't opening, I went through the stairs.
I reached his room and walked in. He was laying there. Sleeping. His skin was more pale than it usually was, and his arms were wrapped in bandages. I sniffed and sat next to his bed.
“I'm sorry Andrew. I did this.” I cried.

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